F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) has observed the following analyst ratings within the last quarter:

According to 8 analyst offering 12-month price targets in the last 3 months, F5 has an average price target of $180.5 with a high of $208.00 and a low of $167.00.

Below is a summary of how these 8 analysts rated F5 over the past 3 months. The greater the number of bullish ratings, the more positive analysts are on the stock and the greater the number of bearish ratings, the more negative analysts are on the stock

This current average represents a 11.95% decrease from the previous average price target of $205.00.

Ratings come from analysts, or specialists within banking and financial systems that report for specific stocks or defined sectors (typically once per quarter for each stock). Analysts usually derive their information from company conference calls and meetings, financial statements, and conversations with important insiders to reach their decisions.

Some analysts publish their predictions for metrics such as growth estimates, earnings, and revenue to provide additional guidance with their ratings. When using analyst ratings, it is important to keep in mind that stock and sector analysts are also human and are only offering their opinions to investors.

If you want to keep track of which analysts are outperforming others, you can view updated analyst ratings along withanalyst success scores in Benzinga Pro.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

With the seasons changing, it’s as good a time as ever to update your wardrobe. And one of the most important pieces of any good outfit is the sneakers on your feet. This week’s release calendar is full of some great options.

Comme des Garçons is dropping off its latest Nike collab, Palace and SNS are two of the latest collaborators offering their vision to New Balance, Martine Rose has provided her imaginative interpretation of Nike Shox, one of Shaq’s classic sneakers from his time with the Orlando Magic returns for its 30th anniversary, and more. 

Take a detailed look at all of this week’s best sneaker releases below. 

By Sam Boughedda

In a wide-ranging research paper on Tuesday, based on hybrid IT, a Morgan Stanley analyst said the firm believes Nutanix (NASDAQ:), Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:), F5 Networks (NASDAQ:), Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:) are best positioned to take advantage of the $18bn infrastructure opportunity.

The analyst said that enterprises are heading toward a hybrid IT future, leveraging multiple public clouds and on-premise or colocated footprint.

On Nutanix, the analyst stated the company "trades in line with networking/hardware comparables at ~3x EV/23 sales given demand trends/supply going to track more with data center providers in the near term." He added that the ACV transition story is masked in the near term by supply chain and macro risks.

On Pure Storage, the analyst explained that risks to the downside include faster public cloud shift limits on-prem spending, share loss from increasing competition from traditional & new vendors, new products failing to generate incremental revenue, and sales capacity failing to ramp & large enterprise deals.

Regarding F5 Inc, the analyst stated their valuation methodology is based on: "~18x FY23e EV/FCF, a meaningful discount to mature large-cap software peers on a growth adjusted basis given hardware to software transition challenges, but a premium to networking peers given software growth opportunities."

Finally, on Palo Alto Networks, the analyst stated the risks to the downside are executive turnover potentially driving greater than expected sales disruption, slowing firewall refreshes could cause a greater than anticipated impact to PANW's top line growth, and an increasingly competitive environment could necessitate additional S&M spending, limiting margin leverage.

— Marianne Budnik joined the board of directors of Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5.

Budnik is currently chief marketing officer for Talon Cyber Security, and held the same role at CrowdStrike and CyberArk. She’s also held leadership roles at SimpliVity, Acme Packet, CA Technologies, and EMC Corporation.

“Marianne’s leadership in high-growth cybersecurity, networking and application management organizations of scale will add valuable expertise and perspective to our board,” said board chair Alan Higginson in a statement.

F5 reported $674 million in revenue for the third quarter, up 4% year-over-year. The company’s stock is down more than 40% this year.

Other key personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry:

• Jilinda Crowley is now chief financial officer of MagniX, the Everett, Wash.-based electric aircraft engine builder. She was previously chief financial officer at Electra.aero and spent 14 years in various roles at Rolls-Royce.
• Deanna Lanier, former executive at Infor and Adobe, joined Icertis as chief strategy officer, a newly created role at the Bellevue, Wash.-based contract software company.
• David Marten left his position as U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell’s legislative director to become executive vice president of Elevate Government Affairs. Marten will be based in Seattle for the Washington D.C. firm, whose clients include Microsoft and the Port of Seattle, according to Politico.
• Rebecca Heard is the first chief marketing officer at outdoor retail and experiences company Evo. She was promoted from vice president of brand, marketing and e-commerce.
• Joan Palmiter Bajorek, founder and former CEO of Seattle-based nonprofit Women in Voice, is now vice president of product research at Denver-based conversational AI startup OneReach.ai.
• Seattle-based global health nonprofit PATH added Sylvana Q. Sinha, CEO of Dhaka, Bangladesh-based Praava Health, to its board of directors.

Recognition solidifies F5’s position as a leader in the bot management market

SEATTLE, September 21, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced that Aite-Novarica Group, a financial services research and advisory firm, has ranked the company as a Best in Class provider of bot management solutions in their recently released Aite Matrix: Leading Bot Detection and Management Providers report. As a Best in Class vendor, F5’s approach integrates bot and fraud detection capabilities to secure organizations from a breadth of automated attacks while reducing user friction and allowing for the continued operation of good bots. Its solution, F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense, uses sophisticated machine learning models to monitor and process over 4.5 billion HTTP transactions daily, allowing it to instantly adapt to new attack patterns.

The Impact Report highlights the following key benefits of F5’s bot management solution:

• Two areas of consistent strengths were the ability to leverage threat signatures across the network of F5 clients and the ability of the solution to scale across numerous website properties with relatively minimal effort, according to client feedback.

• The company’s around-the-clock team of experts works to triage alerts, eliminating false positives and forwarding confirmed bot traffic into a supervised learning system. This approach has made F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense an attractive solution among large global enterprises.

• Through a combination of organic and inorganic investment in accurate years, F5 has developed a portfolio of complementary services that work together to provide capabilities needed by nearly all businesses. For example, the acquisition of Volterra enabled F5’s global-scale SaaS platform and a simple self-service deployment choice for F5’s security solutions.

• F5’s support team consistently received praise for the ability to respond to client requests quickly and effectively.

"We’re thrilled that Aite-Novarica Group has recognized F5’s Distributed Cloud Bot Defense as Best in Class," said Haiyan Song, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Security & Distributed Cloud at F5. "Bots aren’t going away anytime soon—in fact, they will only continue to get more prevalent and sophisticated. That’s why, in order to ensure a secure and frictionless digital experience for users, bot management solutions must automatically and intelligently adapt as attackers retool to bypass countermeasures. We’re aiming to do just that with our solution strategy to converge bot management, app security, and fraud detection capabilities, and it’s great to see the results and the recognition of our unique approach."

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The Aite-Novarica Group report shows how organizations can leverage solution providers to protect themselves from bot attacks and explores the key trends within the bot detection and management market. It also discusses how technology is evolving to address market needs and challenges, and introduces organizations to leading bot prevention and management vendors and compares them, highlighting their primary strengths and areas for enhancement.

For further perspective on this news, please see a companion blog post from F5.

Additional Resources

About F5

F5 is a multi-cloud application services and security company committed to bringing a better digital world to life.​​​​​​​ F5 partners with the world’s largest, most advanced organizations to optimize and secure every app and API anywhere, including on-premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. F5 enables organizations to provide exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers and continuously stay ahead of threats. For more information, go to f5.com. (NASDAQ: FFIV)

You can also follow @F5 on Twitter or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technologies.

F5 is a trademark, service mark, or tradename of F5, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Source: F5, Inc.

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Contacts

Teri Daley
F5
(469) 939-3712
t.daley@f5.com

Holly Lancaster
WE Communications
(415) 547-7054
hluka@we-worldwide.com

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Hennessey is a well-known American tuning house that made wonders of some already exquisite sports cars coming from Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren, Chevrolet, Dodge, and other big names. Established in 1991, this Texan company has been around for quite a while, so it got a chance to work on all kinds of rides, from pickup trucks and SUVs (e.g., Ford Raptor and Jeep Grand Cherokee) to luxury cars such as Bentleys.

However, for quite some time now, Hennessey also aims to become a celebrated independent car manufacturer, and it picked a perfect project for the goal. The Hennessey Venom F5 is a magnificent representation of all the brand's knowledge and crafts. Bearing the name that references the F5 tornado, this sports car pretends to take the title of one of the world's fastest and most powerful road cars.

Whether the Hennessey Venom F5 will achieve this or not is yet to be seen, but one thing is certain — the F5 is already one of the sickest American cars ever made. Here's why.

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The Hennessey Venom F5 Comes With A 1,817-Hp Fury Engine That Screams Power

The first Hennessey Venom F5 to come as a successor to the Venom GT was a coupe. The famous tuner made it in only 24 units and sold each for about $1.6 million. Now, the roadster comes to the scene, and though mechanically the same as its sibling, it will have some distinctive design elements and a different feeling. Of course, the pricing will also increase to $3 million, but it's worth noting that Hennessey sold out most of the total 29 units.

Wealthy buyers didn't wait to grab the vehicle that promised to be the fastest road car on earth. Considering a 6.6-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine (named Fury, adequately) that produces a spectacular 1,817 horsepower at 8,000 RPM, that can easily come true. Then, there's also an incredible aerodynamic-based body that weighs only 2,998 lbs, which brings us to the power-to-weight ratio of 1,298 horsepower per ton. Are you impressed yet?

Oh, we almost forgot to mention that the Hennessey Venom F5 aims to exceed a top speed of 311 mph and achieve a 0-60 mph acceleration in about 2.6 seconds. It's no wonder the brand gave it a name after the most intense tornado.

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The Carbon Fiber Body Of The Hennessey Venom F5 Is All Performance-Based And Drop Dead Gorgeous

One look at the Hennessey Venom F5 is enough for anyone to conclude the styling of this hypercar is just as sick as its specs. Undoubtedly, the low weight and high power make this car exceptionally quick and powerful, but we also must reflect on the gorgeous aesthetic.

The Hennessey Venom F5 is simply that all-sleek and modern car that offers everything you need, from exceptional accuracy, control, and handling to fun and joy. The development team composed it using well-known carbon fiber and more than 600 separate bespoke pieces of tooling. The process took about three years, but it was more than worth it.

The Hennessey Venom F5's carbon fiber chassis and body are structurally sound, strong, and safe, making a strong case for the vehicle's ambition to take over the title of the most powerful and fastest road production car. But again, we have to mention that its exterior is extremely satisfying to look at and experience. Glued to the ground, sleek, and with a perfect combination of smooth and sporty lines, this ride is simply beautiful.

The Hennessey Venom F5 Has A Charming Cockpit Focused On The Driver

The Hennessey Venom F5's interior is simple and elegant, focusing exclusively on the driver's experience and pure functionality. There are no distractions whatsoever, only functionality within hand's reach. This lack of extra features also sheds off weight and promotes better performance.

Just like the exterior, the interior of the Hennessey Venom F5 offers carbon fiber, but it adds a luxurious touch with leather coverings on the doors, the dashboard, and the seats. There's also a carbon-fiber yoke steering wheel inspired by F1, which promotes a secure grip and gives a racing-alike experience. On the steering wheels are controls for lights, windshield wipers, and turn signals. For selecting the driving modes, drivers can use a center dial.

Weight-shedding aside, the Hennessey Venom F5 couldn't go without a 7-inch heads-up display and a 9-inch center display. The former shows vehicle-relevant information such as speed, engine revs, and oil, coolant, and engine temperatures. The latter provides navigation, stereo, Bluetooth, hands-free calls, Apple Car Play and Android Auto connectivity, and more.

Another great thing in the Hennessey Venom F5's interior is the design of the bucket seats covered in the finest materials for optimum comfort and a luxurious feeling. In fact, the entire vehicle has those rich elements that add to the premium experience, such as Texas- and US-inspired aluminum inserts on door handles. Alongside extraordinary performance and design, that's what makes the Hennessey Venom F5 so special.

SEATTLE, October 11, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the appointment of Marianne Budnik to its board of directors. Budnik joins F5’s board effective immediately. She is an accomplished leader, with extensive marketing and cybersecurity expertise, as well as more than 25 years’ operating experience in the technology sector.

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Marianne Budnik, Chief Marketing Officer, Talon Cyber Security (Photo: Business Wire)

"Marianne’s leadership in high-growth cybersecurity, networking and application management organizations of scale will add valuable expertise and perspective to our board," said Alan Higginson, chairperson, F5 Board of Directors. "Her experience with category definition and positioning, brand stewardship, go-to-market strategy, and revenue operations make her a strong addition as we continue to expand F5’s cloud-oriented security portfolio and leadership."

Budnik currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Talon Cyber Security. Previously she served as Chief Marketing Officer for CrowdStrike, where she also oversaw the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Ms. Budnik’s prior roles include Chief Marketing Officer for CyberArk, a leader in Privileged Access Management and Identity Security solutions, as well as leadership roles with SimpliVity, Acme Packet, CA Technologies, and EMC Corporation.

Budnik earned an M.B.A. from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree from Babson College and currently serves on the board of directors for publicly traded Cerence, Inc.

F5’s board is committed to adding strong new voices. With Budnik’s appointment, F5’s board expands to twelve members, eleven of whom are independent. In addition, in the past five years, seven of the eight directors added and currently serving on the board identify as diverse, including 33% who identify as female.

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About F5

F5 is a multi-cloud application services and security company committed to bringing a better digital world to life.​​​​​​​ F5 partners with the world’s largest, most advanced organizations to optimize and secure every app and API anywhere, including on-premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. F5 enables organizations to provide exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers and continuously stay ahead of threats. For more information, go to f5.com.

You can also follow @F5 on Twitter or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technologies. F5 and BIG-IP are trademarks, service marks, or tradenames of F5, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

F5 is a trademark, service mark, or tradename of F5, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Source: F5, Inc.

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Contacts

Media
Rob Gruening
(206) 272-6208
r.gruening@f5.com

Investors
Suzanne DuLong
(206) 272-7049
s.dulong@f5.com

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